Western Sudetes

50°44′10″N 15°44′24″E / 50.73611°N 15.74000°E / 50.73611; 15.74000Geography
Divisions of the Sudetes subprovince, Western Sudetes marked in red
CountriesCzech Republic, Germany and PolandRegionsÚstí nad Labem, Liberec, Hradec Králové (Czech Rep.), Saxony (Germany) and Lower Silesia (Poland)Parent rangeSudetes

The Western Sudetes (Polish: Sudety Zachodnie; Czech: Krkonošská oblast; German: Westsudeten) are a geomorphological macroregion, the western part of the Sudetes subprovince on the borders of the Czech Republic, Poland and Germany.

Geography

They are formed mostly by mountain ranges. They stretch from the Bóbr river in the east to the Elbe and the Elbe Sandstone Mountains in the west.[1]

The Western Sudetes includes the Giant Mountains, which is the highest mountain range in the Czech Republic. All the highest mountains of the Western Sudetes are located in this mountain range. The highest peak is the Sněžka at 1,603 m (5,259 ft).

Divisions

The Western Sudetes are divided into following mesoregions (number indicates its location on the infobox map):

Number Name Location Highest point
1 West Lusatian Hill Country
and Uplands
DE
2 Upper Lusatian Gefilde DE
3 Lusatian Highlands CZ, DE 608 m (1,995 ft) (Hrazený)
4 Zittau Basin DE, CZ, PL 593 m (1,946 ft) (Prosečský hřeben)
5 Lusatian Mountains CZ, DE 793 m (2,602 ft) (Luž)
6 Jizera Foreland PL, CZ 573 m (1,880 ft) (Andělský vrch)
7 Jizera Mountains CZ, PL 1,127 m (3,698 ft) (Wysoka Kopa)
8 Ještěd–Kozákov Ridge CZ 1,012 m (3,320 ft) (Ještěd)
9 Kaczawskie Foothills PL
10 Kaczawskie Mountains PL 719 m (2,359 ft) (Skopiec)
11 Jelenia Góra Valley PL
12 Rudawy Janowickie PL 936 m (3,071 ft) (Ostra Mała)
13 Giant Mountains CZ, PL 1,603 m (5,259 ft) (Sněžka)
14 Giant Mountains Foothills CZ 835 m (2,740 ft) (Hejlov)
15 Waldenburg Mountains PL 853 m (2,799 ft) (Borowa)

References

  1. ^ Aleksandrowski, P.; Mazur, S. (2002). "Collage tectonics in the northeasternmost part of the Variscan Belt: the Sudetes, Bohemian Massif". Geological Society, London, Special Publications. 201 (1): 237–277. Bibcode:2002GSLSP.201..237A. doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.2002.201.01.12. S2CID 140166878.
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